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Integrate Reporting Services with Silverlight and RIA Services

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Integrate Reporting Services with your Silverlight Line-of-Business applications.
namespace ReportingServicesDemo.Controls
{
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Reflection;
    using System.Windows;
    using System.Windows.Controls;
    using System.Windows.Input;
    using ReportingServicesDemo.Web;

    /// <summary>
    /// Enhances <see cref="DataForm" /> functionality by using a <see cref="PasswordBox" /> 
    /// control for password fields and exposing a <see cref="CustomDataForm.Fields"/> collection 
    /// to allow runtime access to <see cref="DataForm" /> fields.
    /// </summary>
    public class CustomDataForm : DataForm
    {
        private Dictionary<string, DataField> fields = new Dictionary<string, DataField>();

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a <c>Dictionary&lt;string,DataField&gt;</c> containing all the
        /// <see cref="DataField" /> controls being displayed keyed by the
        /// property name to which each field is bound.
        /// </summary>
        public Dictionary<string, DataField> Fields
        {
            get { return this.fields; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Extends <see cref="DataForm.OnAutoGeneratingField" /> by replacing <see cref="TextBox"/>es with <see cref="PasswordBox"/>es
        /// whenever applicable
        /// </summary>
        protected override void OnAutoGeneratingField(DataFormAutoGeneratingFieldEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("e");
            }

            // Get metadata about the property being defined
            PropertyInfo propertyInfo = this.CurrentItem.GetType().GetProperty(e.PropertyName);

            // Do the password field replacement if that is the case
            if (e.Field.Content is TextBox && this.IsPasswordProperty(propertyInfo))
            {
                e.Field.ReplaceTextBox(new PasswordBox(), PasswordBox.PasswordProperty);
            }

            // Keep this newly generated field accessible through the Fields property
            this.fields[e.PropertyName] = e.Field;

            // Call base implementation (which will call other event listeners)
            base.OnAutoGeneratingField(e);
        }

        /// <param name="propertyInfo">The entity property being analyzed</param>
        /// <summary>
        /// Returns whether the given property should be represented by a <see cref="PasswordBox" /> or not.
        /// The default implementation will simply use a naming convention and returns true if the
        /// property contains the word "Password".
        /// </summary>
        protected virtual bool IsPasswordProperty(PropertyInfo propertyInfo)
        {
            if (propertyInfo == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("propertyInfo");
            }

            // Suggestion: to handle more complex scenarios, allow an entity to override
            // this mechanism by using the System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.UIHintAttribute 
            return propertyInfo.Name.IndexOf("Password", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) != -1;
        }
    }
}

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Written By
Web Developer Sigo S.A.
Venezuela Venezuela
Ernesto Herrera is a Senior Developer, Architect with more than 12 years experience, actually working with Silverlight Line-of-Bussiness Applications, he holds a MCTS Web Application 2.0 Certification, and have a wide experience with sql server since the 6.5 version, on his free time he likes to play tennis with his wife,kids and friends, also enjoy playing Wii with his sons, he works at Sigo S.A., a retail business located at Margarita Island, Venezuela.

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